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Clinching 101

Good clinching helps keep shoes on and also improves the appearance of your shoeing work
By Chris Gregory posted on May 1, 2005 | Posted in Shoeing
Clinching is an incredibly important aspect of shoeing a horse. If it's done improperly, keeping a shoe on the foot can become difficult. However it is also a part of the job that is unlikely to cause damage to the hoof or horse, so it is often left to an apprentice or helper. It's important to understand a few principles that are involved in clinching that will make the job better and stronger.
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Add Biomechanics to Physiological Trimming for Winning Package

For years, we’ve heard the pros and cons of the physiological trimming method. At next winter’s International Hoof-Care Summit, you’ll learn how adding biomechanical data makes it even better
By Frank Lessiter posted on April 1, 2005 | Posted in Trimming

Farriers and equine veterinarians are in for an educational treat at next winter’s International Hoof-Care Summit when Dr. Hilary Clayton outlines biomechanical and shoeing recommendations built on the theories of Dr. Robert Bowker during his more than 10 years of research on physiological trimming.


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Expert Advice for Using Hoof Repair Materials

Industry experts say they’re a farrier’s friend — but make sure you know your friends before you use them
April 1, 2005 | Posted in Shoeing

There may have been a time when hoof repair adhesives and glues were seen as a fad, but that’s long past.


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Making Sense Of Hoof Balance

Several theories and models are available, but knowing which principles to choose and when to use them can make the difference between soundness and lameness
By Ron Perszewski posted on September 1, 2004 | Posted in Anatomy
Farriers understand the need to balance every foot they trim, yet hoof balance might be one of the least understood concepts in shoeing.
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Achieving Balance Through Trims

Developing a thorough knowledge of anatomy, load-bearing and trimming techniques helps achieve critical balance goals
By Dave Ferguson posted on July 1, 2004 | Posted in Education, Trimming
For the majority of the first half of my shoeing career, I educated clients — and farriers — about conformation and the proper way to balance a foot.
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Know The Critical Changes With Laminitis

Here are 21 things to be on the lookout for when suspecting laminitis
By Frank Lessiter posted on May 1, 2004 | Posted in Lamenesses

WHILE SOME ARE more prevalent in the acute phase than in the early or late chronic phase, David Hood says numerous conformational or pathologic changes can be present with laminitis.


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Glue-On Shoes Best For Realinging Horses With Chronic Laminitis

This proven method avoids the trauma of pounding nails and allows for precision shoe placement — if you follow a few principles
By Stephen O’Grady posted on March 1, 2004 | Posted in Lamenesses, Shoeing, Therapeutic Shoeing

CHRONIC LAMINITIS challenges veterinarians and farriers to improve function in a foot with substantial, possibly permanent structural changes. Chief among these is displacement of the third phalanx (P3), which is responsible for the hallmarks of chronic laminitis: chronic lameness, recurrent foot abscesses and abnormal hoof wall growth.


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Farrier Education: Heartland Horseshoeing School

Farrier Education: Heartland Horseshoeing School

Farriery requires knowledge and skills to provide proper equine hoof care. In this series, sponsored by VICTORY, American Farriers Journal visits Heartland Horseshoeing School in Lamar, Mo. In this edition, Chris Gregory discussed his journey to becoming an educator, his focus in teaching farrier students and the state of farrier education.

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